Our Mission
With a goal to truly personalize learning and reimagine education, Barbara Yu and Yen How Tai founded Cresconova in 2021.
Cresconova Global
They hired Katie Kelly and Sarah Merkt to help envision and create what is now Cresconova Global, a hub for online courses for elementary students. With a deep, meaningful curriculum and master teachers, Cresconova Global is now inspiring students on five continents.
Cresconova Labs
In 2024, it was time to forge ahead with the second vision: the creation of the first (of several) in-person Cresconova Lab centers. Christine Braun, the former Director at Harvard’s REEF Makerspace, took the lead of this tremendous project as Cresconova’s Chief Creative Officer.
In early 2025, Cresconova Labs will open its doors in Chelsea, London to officially start the newest chapter of Cresconova Academy’s journey to reimagine the possibilities of education, both now and in the future. Stay tuned for much more ahead at Cresconova Global and Cresconova Labs.
Our mission is to create joy in learning.
Cresconova is a nonprofit organization that fosters critical thinking, social-emotional learning, collaboration and problem solving. The world has changed drastically over the past 20 years, but so much of what is taught in the classroom has remained the same.
A Robert Frost quote states, “A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” Our goal is that your child finds delight and joy in their learning journey from the very beginning and that in the end they gain wisdom that transforms them beyond the classroom.
We believe children should learn how to ask questions instead of memorizing facts, how to use their resources to solve a problem, and how to collaborate and negotiate ideas with peers. We want them to see the infinite possibilities for growth and learning in our world, so that they can be the change makers of the next generation.